Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GLDN vs NUGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
GLDN and NUGY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $2.8m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Gold Income ETF, and $5.1m on Nov 3, 2026 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF.
Not measured
GLDN since launch: paid 8.2%, price −28.1%, total −20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLDN
−20.4%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
GLDN since launch: paid 8.2%, price −28.1%, total −20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLDN
−20.4%
8.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GLDN since launch: paid 8.2%, price −28.1%, total −20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
NUGY since launch: paid 56.0%, price −55.9%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NUGY
−3.8%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
NUGY since launch: paid 56.0%, price −55.9%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NUGY
−3.8%
56.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. NUGY since launch: paid 56.0%, price −55.9%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
GLDN costs 0.11 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GLDN | NUGY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 17.8% (6 months) | fell 55.9% (since Nov 18, 2025) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment | 96% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | not published |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 3.7 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 1.18% |
| Net assets, GLDN as of Jul 31, 2026 and NUGY as of Nov 3, 2026 | $2.8m | $5.1m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GLDN and NUGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | GLDN | NUGY | GLDN | NUGY | GLDN | NUGY |
| 3 months | −0.1% | −1.4% | 4.0% | 14.0% | −1.4 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | −11.4% | −5.0% | 6.6% | 26.6% | −3.7 pts | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: GLDN Feb 2026 · NUGY Nov 2025 | −20.4% | −3.8% | 8.2% | 56.0% | not measured | not measured |
GLDN's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −7.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.7 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, GLDN paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −11.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
NUGY
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 18, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, NUGY paid 56.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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